Malaysian tourist hurt in Taiwan quake succumbs to his injuries


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 28 Apr 2019

In this photo released by Taroko National Park, an injured Malaysian tourist, in red, is assisted by rescue workers at the Taroko National Park in Hualien in eastern Taiwan Thursday, April 18, 2019. A strong earthquake rattled eastern Taiwan early Thursday afternoon, causing scattered light damage in the capital and the eastern coast region. (Taroko National Park via AP)

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Choo Yip Chean, the Malaysian tourist injured in an earthquake at the Taroko Gorge National Park in Taiwan on April 18, succumbed to his injuries late Saturday night (April 27), says Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. 

In a statement Sunday (April 28), he said he had spoken to a family member of the late Choo to personally convey his deepest sympathies and condolences at the loss.

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